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Necklace with leaf-shaped beads
Nubian
Meroitic Period
50–320
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. W 453
Medium/Technique
Carnelian, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), and obsidian
Dimensions
Length x width: 42.5 x 4.5 cm (16 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.367
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
Description26 small carnelian beads and 36 heart-shaped beads of carnelian, alabaster, and obsidian. (Three small beads between the heart-shaped ones).
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West 453. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
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